West Chicago is proud of its public art collection, which serves to beautify the community and inspire its imagination. Many of the installations in various locations throughout the City are the result of the hard work and dedication of the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission. West Chicago’s Public Art tells the community’s many stories, serves to document the past and present, and creates a sense of place that is uniquely West Chicago.
Recent News about West Chicago Public Art
What the Artists Said About their Work: Take Flight
When the call for art went out last year for the 2021 annual outdoor Art Banner Exhibit titled Take Flight, the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission hoped the theme would spark a host of creative ideas from rising above the unique challenges of 2020, to breaking new barriers or experiencing the joy and exhilaration of […]
Eagles, Dragonflies, Skateboarders, and More Take Flight on Main Street Art Banners
2021 Art Banner Map– .pdf 3MB The 13th Annual Art Banner Exhibit titled Take Flight, coordinated by the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission is now on display. The Commission hopes the artwork, hung on 23 street lamps along Main Street and West Washington Street, will inspire spirits to soar this summer. The choice of theme […]
Bees Take Flight at the Kruse House Gardens
Shedding the feelings of isolation that many experienced during the year of the pandemic, twelve West Chicago Garden Club members emerged this spring like bees from a hive to reconnect over a community project that held the promise of excitement and fun for each, as well as the enrichment of the entire community. The active […]
Commission Extends Deadline for Banner Art Submissions to February 22, 2021
Online Submission Form Members of the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission are so enthusiastic about the submissions they have received thus far in their call for art for Take Flight that they have decided to extend the deadline for submissions to Monday, February 22, 2021 and to expand the exhibit to accommodate more artists who […]
Deadline Approaching: Take Flight in 2021: Call for Street Banner Artwork
Calling all artists.Submissions now being accepted online.Deadline: February 22, 2021. The West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission is hoping 2021 will be the year for new and returning artists to be inspired to take flight with the theme by the same name, and submit original artwork for consideration of the City’s annual art banner exhibit. Take […]
New Online Gallery for Autumn Haiku in West Chicago
Autumn haiku in West Chicago
Aviator and Motivational Leader Jackie Camacho-Ruiz to Jury Take Flight
West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission Sponsors Take Flight, an Outdoor Art Banner Exhibit Members of the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission are hopeful that 2021 will prove to be an inspiring year for the arts in West Chicago. As a springboard for capturing the spirit of optimism for the future, they have issued a call […]
Call for Art to Bring Community to New Heights in 2021: Take Flight is Latest Project of the Cultural Arts Commission
Online Submission Form Members of the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission are hopeful that 2021 will prove to be an inspiring year for the arts in West Chicago. As a springboard for capturing the spirit of optimism for the future, they have issued a call for art for the 2021 Art Banner Exhibit, titled Take […]
Summer Haiku in West Chicago
A bee alighted Fiercely exchanging pollen; On petal flower – Judith Horsley Monarch fly and float Life giving milkweed provides Food, growth, existence! – Judith Horsley Moon Desires the Sun Always rushed by night’s despair; Fears being held there. – Judith Horsley Taking the Metra Window watching at nature Eastbound to city […]
The West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission Seeks Haiku Poetry for a Community-wide Public Art Project for the Summer of 2020
Online Haiku Submission Form – English Online Haiku Submission Form – Spanish Poets and community members alike are invited to submit their own positive haiku in a language of their choosing. The West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission (WCCAC) will screen each submission to ensure variety, originality, and quality. All poems will have to follow the […]
Public Art Survey Results – Who Does Public Art Benefit?
In response to a survey conducted by the City of West Chicago’s Cultural Arts Commission for community feedback in a multi-step survey process to create a Public Art Master Plan, the following charts will provide the results of Question #2, Who Does Public Art Benefit? Below the charts are additional comments made by respondents: The […]
City to Dedicate New Work of Public Art
loveevenmore by Artist Matthew Hoffman Wednesday, August 8, 2018 5:00 p.m. West Chicago Public Library – 118 West Washington Street Refreshments will be served The City of West Chicago’s Cultural Arts Commission and the West Chicago Public Library are pleased to announce the addition of a new piece of public art being installed on the […]
